Church of St Michael & All Angels, Cadbury

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Cadbury church is open daily. [if you intend to make a visit to any of our Churches, please contact the Churchwarden in advance to ensure the Church is open].

Cadbury Church is in the centre of this rural hamlet whose population is about 120. The building, constructed from local stone, dates from the 15^th century – there is a medieval stained glass window and a Norman font – and there were mid19^th century additions and renovations.

Recently we have made various changes to the interior of the church with the aim of improving the atmosphere for services and for community use of the building.  We raised enough money to have a new lighting system, followed by the installation of two electric ‘halo’ heaters. We are now aiming to have simple catering facilities to make it easier for hospitality after services. With a view to being environmentally aware our aim is to have some solar PV units to aid us with the cost of electricity.

The choir enjoys singing at special services (such as baptisms, or festivals). Bell ringing is also popular and since the bells were recently restored it is very gratifying to hear them at many of our services.

The church is the spiritual hub and there is a good positive relationship between it and the community. Lay involvement has increased and there is shared responsibility with members of the clergy and active interest in pastoral care. We have a wide variety of services and we benefit from and appreciate the support derived from being part of the Netherexe community of churches and feel that this is an exciting time for Cadbury. Currently, we have 2 services a month including one Holy Communion. Our monthly lay led services are short, modest and meaningful with a gradual increase in the number of people involved.

We are actively managing the churchyard so that it is as ecologically balanced as possible. Establishing wildflowers has not been easy but we persevere. And with a new grant from the Church of England to enable us to ‘live alongside bats’ inside the church we will be able to purchase good cleaning equipment and pay for some professional advice to restore damaged brass plaques.

Useful links:

• Visitor’s guide to the church
• More information about the church, including interior photographs